Rebecca J Harmon, MPM, RHIA
	Office Location 6028 Forbes Tower Office phone 412-383-6648 E-mail address rharmon@pitt.edu

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor

Education

PhD, Social and Comparative Analysis in Education, University of Pittsburgh, in progress
Master's Degree, Public Management, Carnegie Mellon, with distinction, 2001
BS Health Information Management, University of Pittsburgh, summa cum laude, 1998

Research Interests

Academic integrity in higher education

Workforce issues specific to Health Information Management

Managing critical patient information during and after disaster events

Leadership

Privacy

Courses Recently Taught

HIM1406 PC Tools and Database Theory

HIM1407 PC Tools and Database Theory (lab)

HIM1470 Supervision of Human Resources in Health CAre

HIM1490 Electronic Health Records

HRS2490 Electronic Health Records

HRS2445 Human Resource Management & Labor Relations in Health Care

Research

Funded Active Grants
(Procurement)
Source: Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, PA National Guard Community Preparedness School House; Part of UPMC Strategic Biodefense Emergency Operations and Communication System.
Role on Project: Academic Consultant (20% effort)
Dates and Costs of entire Project: October 2005-September 2009. Entire project award is >$35 million.

Biographical Profile

Rebecca J Harmon, MPM, RHIA is an assistant professor within the Department of Health Information Management in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. 
She received her Bachelor of Science degree (BS '98) in health information management from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh and her Master of Public Management (MPM '01) degree from Carnegie Mellon.  She is presently completing a PhD in Social and Comparative Analysis in Education at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Education.

Harmon has worked in a variety of health care and education organizations and has experience including consulting and business planning, academic administration in a community college, teaching at the university level, and clinical work in an acute care setting.  She is an honorably-discharged veteran of the United States Navy where she served 6 years on active duty as a Hospital Corpsman and Medical Laboratory Technician.

Harmon's current research is focused on academic integrity in higher education, with special attention on the role that the institution may play in the dynamics surrounding student cheating behaviors; secondary (and related) research areas include ethics and leadership, following closely the teachings of leadership experts Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner.

Awards and Honors

2004 - Recognized by Dean's Office in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Dean as someone who had been 'extremely helpful' to students' educational experience.

2001 - Exceeding Excellence Award, VHA Inc. Award recognizes consistent performance above and beyond expected duties. Awardees were selected from national pool of employees.

1987 - Honorable Discharge, US Navy

1985 - Good Conduct Medal, US Navy

Letter of Appreciation from Commanding Officer, US Naval Hospital, San Diego
for developing and teaching Senior Hospital Corpsman basic laboratory skills prior to their deployment as independent duty medical personnel.

Community Service

Serves as an "Outside the Classroom Administrator" for the University of Pittsburgh